Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a closed-door meeting with representatives of large businesses, put forward the issue of introducing additional voluntary contributions to the state budget to finance military operations against Ukraine. This was reported by The Bell, citing its sources.
According to sources, during this dialogue, held within the framework of the Congress of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Russia, the head of state openly expressed his plans to continue the war and advance the army to the administrative border of the Donetsk region. After that, he suggested that entrepreneurs make voluntary financial contributions to the budget to support government spending.
The publication's interlocutors noted that Putin's speech was delivered in a sharp and decisive spirit, explaining its content with the position that "we will go to the end." It is noted that this initiative was put forward by Igor Sechin, who proposed to the head of state the idea of activating business resources during a difficult period for the country. A plan to issue military federal loan bonds was also considered as a mechanism for attracting financing.
It is also said that some large entrepreneurs immediately supported this proposal. In particular, businessman Suleyman Kerimov expressed his readiness to allocate 100 billion rubles to the budget. It was noted that a number of other influential entrepreneurs also approved this initiative.
According to experts, such steps can strengthen financial cooperation between the public and private sectors. However, it will become clear in the future how this process will affect the economy and how favorable it will be for the business environment.
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